Final thoughts
Welcome back! During my practicum, I had many opportunities to reflect on what I have learned over the past three years. My greatest takeaway from this course is that technology is not as intimidating as it may seem. With a little guidance, students are both capable and confident when using it. Most importantly, it is essential to establish clear guidelines and expectations before handing out any learning tools, whether that be a computer or a textbook. One of the biggest challenges I faced was that many of my students struggled to read a piece of information or watch a video and extract the key ideas from the source. This surprised me because, at their age, I was creating presentations, formatting documents in Microsoft Word, and being introduced to Excel. However, times change, and so do educational expectations. After viewing The Social Dilemma on Netflix, I became much more aware of the amount of technology I personally consume and the technology used in my classroom. So...
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